Kent Police Crack Down on Drug Dealer Sam Hemmingway
Kent Police swooped on Sam Hemmingway’s Millfield home on 27 October 2022. Officers found a stash of cannabis, a knuckleduster, over £40,000 in cash, and several mobile phones.
Massive Drug Operation Exposed
Detectives from Kent and Essex’s Serious Crime Directorate uncovered evidence from phone messages proving Hemmingway was trading drugs worth more than £50,000. The 34-year-old was deep into buying and selling Class B substances.
Jailed for Two Years and Three Months
Hemmingway faced charges for supplying Class B drugs, possession of criminal property, possession of an offensive weapon, and possession of cannabis. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on 19 September 2023.
“The sale of drugs all too often leads to knock-on crime and anti-social behaviour in our communities and criminals who profit from the trade can expect to be arrested and jailed,” said Detective Sergeant Jay Robinson.
“The weapon Hemmingway kept at his home shows the violence that regularly goes hand-in-hand with drug dealing and I am pleased we have removed him from the streets of Kent.”
